Distinct regulatory networks control toxin gene expression in elapid and viperid snakes

Venom systems are ideal models to study genetic regulatory mechanisms that underpin evolutionary novelty. Snake venom glands are thought to share a common origin, but there are major distinctions between venom...

Source: BMC Genomics - February 16, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Cassandra M. Modahl, Summer Xia Han, Jory van Thiel, Candida Vaz, Nathan L. Dunstan, Seth Frietze, Timothy N. W. Jackson, Stephen P. Mackessy and R. Manjunatha Kini Tags: Research Source Type: research